Haven't Forgotten my Dissertation

Major faffing this semester. Politics and teaching. The presidential race is critical and the devastation of the world's economy makes it ever more so. We need a president and vice president who can thoughtfully lead a diverse nation and build working partnerships with other countries. We don't need an impulsive, angry, short-sighted president paired with a VP who winks but doesn't think. It is outrageous and offensive that they would try to paint Obama as a terrorist.

The election is absorbing much of my attention and some of my time. Closer to home, in a momentary break with reality this semester I agreed to teach a graduate school class. It's something they want all of us to do before getting the Ph.D. It is not mandatory but urged, and for good reason. I am interested in teaching and I do a lot of training, so I know I can do the teaching part, no problem. But I've never taught before. While I am familiar with most of the content I would present here, some of it I have had to read up on. All of it is taking time, lots and lots of time. I am liking it just fine. But I can't work full time, teach part time and keep my proposal moving forward simultaneously. Ok well the thing to do I know is get an appointment with my committee. That'll make me wrap up the proposal.